The cardigan's latest album has no surprises, essentially, if you liked everything they've done then you'll like it. However, as a person looking for a sub-genre of basic pop music you will be vastly dissapointed. The album tries much to hard to be fashionable, and innovative and, in my opinion, fails to be either. After only a few plays the lead singers voice becomes on par with nails to a blackboard and the drum-lines, especially are incredibly irritating, as ar the stupid little effects. Having said this, if people just want standard cardigan's tunes, this is prime stuff, featuring the singles 'Erase/Rewind' and 'My Favourite Game' other o.k. trakcs include the mesmorising 'Explode' and the quite good 'Higher'. However, the instrumental, 'Nil' is appalingly bad, trying to be fashionable, but it sounds like the tracks has been recorded using a £10 microphone placed in the corner of the room (it probably was - just to be 'arty' - yawn). Very unimpressing, for me, but fans won't be too dissapointed, and the critics like it. The only large plus factor is the artwork, it is incredibly scandinavian, and very tasteful. Not one for everyone, by a long chalk.
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